NAMN

pwck - validera integriteten for losenordsfiler

SYNOPSIS

pwck [-q] [-s] [passwd [ shadow ]]
pwck [-q] [-r] [passwd [ shadow ]]

BESKRIVNING

The pwck command verifies the integrity of the users and authentication
information. It checks that all entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
have the proper format and contain valid data. The user is prompted to
delete entries that are improperly formatted or which have other
uncorrectable errors.
Kontroller gors for att validera att varje post har:
o korrekt antal falt
o a unique and valid user name
o en giltig identifierare for anvandare och grupp
o en giltig primar grupp
o en giltig hemkatalog
o ett giltigt inloggningsskal
shadow checks are enabled when a second file parameter is specified or
when /etc/shadow exists on the system.
These checks are the following:
o every passwd entry has a matching shadow entry, and every shadow
entry has a matching passwd entry
o passwords are specified in the shadowed file
o shadow entries have the correct number of fields
o shadow entries are unique in shadow
o the last password changes are not in the future
The checks for correct number of fields and unique user name are fatal.
If the entry has the wrong number of fields, the user will be prompted
to delete the entire line. If the user does not answer affirmatively,
all further checks are bypassed. An entry with a duplicated user name
is prompted for deletion, but the remaining checks will still be made.
All other errors are warning and the user is encouraged to run the
usermod command to correct the error.
The commands which operate on the /etc/passwd file are not able to
alter corrupted or duplicated entries. pwck should be used in those
circumstances to remove the offending entry.

FLAGGOR

Flaggorna som galler for kommandot pwck ar:
-q
Report errors only. The warnings which do not require any action
from the user won't be displayed.
-r
Starta kommandot pwck i skrivskyddat lage.
-s
Sorterar poster i /etc/passwd och /etc/shadow efter UID.
By default, pwck operates on the files /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. The
user may select alternate files with the passwd and shadow parameters.

CONFIGURATION

The following configuration variables in /etc/login.defs change the
behavior of this tool:
PASS_MAX_DAYS (number)
The maximum number of days a password may be used. If the password
is older than this, a password change will be forced. If not
specified, -1 will be assumed (which disables the restriction).
PASS_MIN_DAYS (number)
The minimum number of days allowed between password changes. Any
password changes attempted sooner than this will be rejected. If
not specified, -1 will be assumed (which disables the restriction).
PASS_WARN_AGE (number)
The number of days warning given before a password expires. A zero
means warning is given only upon the day of expiration, a negative
value means no warning is given. If not specified, no warning will
be provided.